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- Alternate name: Hospital addiction syndrome
- Named after Baron von MunchausenMayoClinic.com: Munchausen Syndrome
- Name coined by: Dr. Richard Asher
- First report: 1951
- Disorder type: Factitious
- Person creates symptoms themselves
- Cause unknown
- Most often affects young adultsCleveland Clinic: Munchausen Syndrome
- Not same as hypochondria
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A severe mental illness, Munchausen Syndrome is the most serious and persistent physical type of factitious disorder.MayoClinic.com: Munchausen Syndrome
A person with Munchausen Syndrome often fakes having a disease or intentionally causes self-harm with the motive of gaining attention and sympathy from others.
While some Munchausen Syndrome individuals lie or embellish the symptoms of an illness, others deliberately hurt themselves to create symptoms.Cleveland Clinic: Munchausen Syndrome
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Munchausen Syndrome Questions
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Munchausen Syndrome Holistic and Alternative Treatment
- MayoClinic.com: Munchausen Syndrome: Self-Care
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Munchausen Syndrome:http://www.medicinenet.com/munchausen_syndrome/article.htm http://bit.ly/aD7IUk
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M.A.M.A. responds to growing number of false allegations of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. http://www.msbp.com/ pa... http://bit.ly/btqQU1
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M.A.M.A. responds to growing number of false allegations of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. http://www.msbp.com/ #moms #parents #parenting
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@lisalater Aha, so Ben de Lisi is aiming for celebrity mums and people with Munchausen's Syndrome. Quite a niche market!
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@patroclus Ooh, I take that back. You might aspire to go into hospital if you were suffering from Munchausen's Syndrome. Bingo!
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